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As the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic, many experts are warning of a far more dangerous threat – climate change.
The world continues to heat up faster than predicted, and small island nations in the Pacific and the Caribbean are bearing the brunt.
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In a special episode in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Al Jazeera asks – can recovery from a global health crisis help heal our environment as well?
Presenter: Nick Clark
Guests:
Simon Stiell – Minister of Climate Resilience and the Environment in Grenada
Brooke Takala – Secretary-general of the Marshall Islands Red Cross Society
Jagan Chapagain – IFRC secretary-general